[1] There was no elimination the sixth week after John sustained a major injury to his finger and could not complete the last bake.

For the technical bake, Paul set the bakers the challenge of making 4 rum babas with cream in the middle and sliced fruits on top, to be completed in 3 hours.

For the showstopper, the bakers were given the task of making a cake in 5 hours, that would reveal a hidden design when sliced open.

The classic tarte tatin, either sweet or savory, was set as the signature challenge, to be finished in 2+1⁄2 hours.

Baking a treacle tart in 2 hours was set as the technical challenge by Mary Berry, with the requirement that the pastry lattice on top be woven.

For the showstopper, the bakers were required to make a large designer fruit tart, fit for a window display, in less than 3 hours.

For the technical bake, the bakers were challenged to make 10 jam doughnuts, using Paul Hollywood's recipe, in 21⁄2 hours.

For the final showstopper, the finalists were required to make, in 4 hours, a chiffon cake based on the theme of their personal highlights of 2012.

[citation needed] His book John Whaite Bakes: Recipes for Every Day and Every Mood was published on 25 April 2013.

[18] He also appeared as a resident chef on the ITV show Lorraine,[19][20] and wrote a column on food for The Daily Telegraph.

[21] In 2016, Whaite presented with Rosemary Shrager a daytime cookery competitive show Chopping Block on ITV.

[22] In 2018, after six years of directing his attention on writing cookbooks, leading baking classes, and making television appearances, Whaite decided to refocus on law.

The final of this series had a record overnight figure of 6.5 million viewers, beating every other programme in other channels in its time slot.